Hydrangea Colour Variations – Page 2 – Other Plants of Interest – PalmsNorth.com

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · 2011-09-23T23:25:03Z

I posted this on the HPS board awhile ago. I find it interesting how soil acidity affects the colour of hydrangea flowers. Here are some flowers from a plant planted in very poor, acidic soil at the corner of my house:The amount of blue on these flowers is not very common. Regular flowers are white-ish, and those in alkaline soils can be pink! There are some hydrangeas planted at 2 neighbours' houses just 50 feet away, and they are both white with, with hints of pink.Cameron.

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Thanks!

Posted : 25/10/2011 8:00 pm

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Here's a shot of the Hydrangea from a few days ago:

Posted : 04/08/2012 10:52 pm

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Nice specimen Cameron. 99.999% of the Hydrangeas are blue around here since our soil is very acidic. I did see a plant with some blue blooms and some pinkish blooms at a local clam 'shack' restaurant. They had their parking area covered with crushed seashells which made the soil less acidic. The side of the plant near the shells had pink blooms and the side of the plant away from the shells had blue blooms.

Posted : 05/08/2012 1:42 am

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Love that blue, Cameron, beautiful!

side of the plant near the shells had pink blooms and the side of the plant away from the shells had blue blooms.

Neat idea...

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Posted : 05/08/2012 12:56 pm

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my soil is currently slightly alkaline but I am changing it to a neutral to acid sandy soil that lies about 100 ft above my garden.
I've only got one Hydrangea but I grow it for its leaves as well as flowers

I can't remember but I think it is Hydrangea Serrata Macrophylla. The pink buds open out into a light purple colour.

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Posted : 05/08/2012 8:12 pm

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Great garden Andy.......what's the broad leaf evergreen with a tall trunk that is located behind the dead palm?

Posted : 05/08/2012 8:45 pm

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Kalopanax Septemlobus v Magnificus.... a member of the Aralaceae family. Does not really like that position as light levels are poor at the bottom of my garden. It can grow into a tree with time. It is also very hardy and deciduous. 😀

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Posted : 06/08/2012 6:48 am

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Kalopanax Septemlobus v Magnificus.... a member of the Aralaceae family.

I have this one in my garden too. I saw some mature trees of Kalopanax in Vladivostok (the Russian Far East) - they were magnificent! Mine is grafted into Aralia elata stem so unlikely it would be growing like own root 10-15 m height monster.

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Posted : 06/08/2012 10:46 am

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I can't remember but I think it is Hydrangea Serrata Macrophylla. The pink buds open out into a light purple colour.

Looks pretty much like my H.serrata sargenti.

Some time ago I've bought pink colour variation of Hydrangea arborescens. Believe this is a newly introduced variety....

Posted : 06/08/2012 10:53 am

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Those are so beautiful!!!

When I lived in Vancouver--where hydrangeas grow with NO problem at all--I never had one.

Now that I live where they do not grow(because of the intense summer heat), I've wanted a lacecap.
Human nature... 😆 😆

Nice pics of hydrangeas here too, with ID: http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/identify.html

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Posted : 06/08/2012 12:25 pm